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Easter 2021: Holy Fire from Jerusalem to arrive at the Patriarchal Palace on Holy Saturday

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate made an announcement on Tuesday, April 27, on the arrival of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Bucharest, where Patriarch Daniel will receive it in a solemn procession held on the Patriarchate Hill. Please find below the integral press release: Bringing the Holy Fire from Jerusalem on Holy…

Apr 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

What writer Paul Kingsnorth found in Orthodoxy. “Buddhism is a powerful practice, but it is lacking something: God”

He first met with Orthodoxy in a little church in Bucharest. The experience stayed with him and worked inside him for four years, until it bought him into the Romanian Orthodox Church. One of the most important living English writers reveals what he found in Orthodoxy. Basilica.ro asked recently-converted Paul Kingsnorth a few questions about…

Mar 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Ioan offers 8 tons of food to local hospitals

Metropolitan Ioan visited last Thursday the Psychiatry Hospitals of Jebel and Gătaia, in the Archdiocese of Timișoara, where he offered almost eight tons of food. Thus, in addition to comfort and prayer, staff and patients also received 7,720 kilograms of vegetables and fruit. “I don’t have enough words of thanks and appreciation for the help…

Mar 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

“We want to feel at home at the sources of Mureș and Olt rivers”: Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș counties

The Civic Forum of the Romanians from Covasna, Harghita and Mureș Counties (FCRCHM) and the “Covasna-Harghita” European Centre of Research (CESCH) organized on Sunday, March 14, the third edition of the event “Romanians for Romanians”. The event marked, on March 14, the Day of solidarity of Romanians from all over the world with the Romanians…

Mar 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 15 – 21, 2021

The Orthodox faithful have entered the Great Lent, a time of spiritual preparation for the great feast of the Lord’s Resurrection. Please see below our selection of Orthodox photography from March 15 – 21, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)…

Mar 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Scroll fragments with the texts of prophets Zachariah and Nahum found in the Judean Desert

The Israel Antiquities Authority  (IAA) has discovered in some desert caves 80 new fragments of a 1,900-year-old Biblical scroll with texts from prophets Zachariah and Nahum. Marcello Fidanzio, the Director of the Archaeological and Cultural Institute of Biblical Lands in Lugano, declared for Vatican News it is the first discovery of note since the great…

Mar 19, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Photo competition inspired by the Hagia Sophia basilica highlights the concept of “Wisdom of God”

The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) and Orthphoto.net launched last week a photography competition inspired by Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia Basilica (“The Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”). Participants are invited to send images of temples dedicated to the Wisdom of God from all over the world, be they Orthodox or from other Christian denominations.…

Mar 17, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Egypt: Team led by Romanian archaeologist discover world’s oldest known monastery

A Franco-Norwegian team led by Romanian archaeologist Victor Ghica discovered the oldest archaeologically attested monastic site in the world. The site is 370 kilometers south-west of Cairo, Egypt, and it dates back to the 4th century. The discovery made at Tall Ğanūb Qaṣr al-‘Ağūz, in the al-Bahariya oasis, certifies that Christian monasticism was born in…

Mar 17, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 8-14, 2021

Last week’s snow was a source of inspiration for photography lovers. Please find our selection of photos taken between March 8 and 14. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?…

Mar 17, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 1-7, 2021

The arrival of Spring brings renewal in the soul of Orthodox Christians. Please find below our selection of Orthodox photos taken between March 1 and 7, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our…

Mar 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 22 – 28, 2021

The last week of winter was full of events in the Orthodox world. Please find below our selection of pictures taken between February 22 and 28, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our…

Mar 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea